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A new Lords committee is to investigate the impact on disabled people of the Equality Act since it became law five years ago. The committee has been set up on the prompting of the disabled Liberal Democrat peer Baroness [Celia] Thomas. […]
Two disabled students have won permission to launch a legal case against the government, over plans to restrict funding for the support and equipment that helps them attend university. They say they have been “ignored” by the government in a consultation […]
Many taxis are breaching equality laws by charging wheelchair-users extra to use their services, say disabled campaigners. People First Keighley and Craven (PFKC) is campaigning for private hire vehicles in the Bradford area to stick to the law. PFKC members say […]